Tips on getting your child to eat their vegetables

Vegetables, your child won’t eat them no matter what you’ve tried! While many children simply assume they don’t like vegetables and refuse to eat them, with a little creative parenting you can easily overcome the stigma from greens and leaves.

• When prepping for a meal have only the vegetable ready and out to munch on.
• Avoid arguing over the issue, and be creative in solving the problem.
• Increase the amount and type of fruits your child eats to balance any lack of nutrients from vegetables. Also, give your child a daily multi-vitamin.
• Sneak vegetables into other foods, such as chopped spinach in lasagna or carrot slivers in potato salad. Pay attention to cooking shows and cook books for new, creative ideas.
• Let the kids help plant a vegetable garden. Children will eat and enjoy fresh vegetables that they have grown themselves.
• Start calling green vegetables “brain food” and let your kids know that the green stuff will make them smarter and stronger.
• Serve your child frozen vegetables or raw vegetables with yogurt or dressing for dipping, either of which is more appealing to many children than cooked veggies.